printing on linux

[Timothy.Hobbs at ca.origin-it.com (Hobbs, Timothy)]

Chris:

When I needed to set up my HP laserjet 1100 (which emulated as an hp 4
(or 5))  I had to send an extra argument to the device to get the
emulation right.  Otherwise it would just spool and sit.

I use Redhat and set up the printer through control panel where all the
arguments were there for the picking.  I don't remember the argument I
used (which prob. wouldn't work for you anyway).  If you can set it up
through control panel, do that.  I don't know which distro. you're using
(and couldn't help you with anything other than Redhat anyway).

Hopefully this will give you a direction to go in.

>Tim Hobbs
>
>
>>Hello all:
>>
>>I have a question.  I am trying to set up an HP laser jet 4m on my dell pc
>>running linux.  I know all hardware works because it is a dual boot
>>machine and I can print from the windows partition.  Everying seems to be
>>fine (daemon is running, print jobs go to the que) but the computer isn't
>>seeing the printer, ie, the lpc status is: "waiting for device lp to be
>>ready (offline?)"
>>
>>Is there some little switch somewhere to let the computer communicate with
>>the printer, ie, maybe the default is for the voltage on pin 3 to be sucha
>>and such bbut with hp printers it is pin 4 and I need to change it or
>>something, maybe a flag to set in printcap or some modification to
>>/dev/lp1??
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Chris
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